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University Foreign Money

United Kingdom

$7.53 billiondisclosed gifts and contracts, all years
18,192transactions
218recipient institutions

Source: US Department of Education, Section 117 foreign gifts and contracts, release complete through September 30, 2026 (142,535 transactions). Self-reported by institutions and not verified by ED; records money, not conditions.

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Top Recipient Institutions

1Harvard UniversityMA$655,515,5491,2091986 to 2026
2Johns Hopkins UniversityMD$372,161,0294812004 to 2026
3Boston UniversityMA$299,994,458561995 to 2026
4Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyMA$290,715,6492341997 to 2026
5University of California-San FranciscoCA$284,273,6662731980 to 2026
6Stanford UniversityCA$276,084,2624902002 to 2026
7Columbia University in the City of New YorkNY$240,815,5209401999 to 2026
8The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer CenterTX$223,326,3664502004 to 2025
9Yale UniversityCT$207,538,6433331999 to 2026
10University of PennsylvaniaPA$205,379,8465992009 to 2026
11The Juilliard SchoolNY$188,205,59582017 to 2026
12University of ChicagoIL$179,724,5832312010 to 2026
13University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMN$174,500,0922371998 to 2026
14University of California-Los AngelesCA$147,257,3651,4172008 to 2026
15University of California-San DiegoCA$145,390,7654192001 to 2026
16Duke UniversityNC$139,199,2181382013 to 2026
17Vanderbilt UniversityTN$131,171,067132009 to 2026
18University of Michigan-Ann ArborMI$125,938,5462651994 to 2026
19New York UniversityNY$119,996,6621742001 to 2026
20Georgetown UniversityDC$113,667,215621995 to 2026
21Princeton UniversityNJ$113,148,1522462000 to 2026
22Brown UniversityRI$102,792,1672332016 to 2026
23George Mason UniversityVA$101,030,344132009 to 2026
24University of Virginia-Main CampusVA$90,514,0102252009 to 2026
25Rutgers University-New BrunswickNJ$89,349,485972018 to 2026

Source: US Department of Education, Section 117 foreign gifts and contracts, release complete through September 30, 2026 (142,535 transactions). Self-reported by institutions and not verified by ED; records money, not conditions. Top 25 of 218 institutions. Institution names are as reported; campuses that report separately appear separately.

By Transaction Year

$0$250m$500m$750m$1.0bn1990: $019901991: $01992: $430,1611993: $355,68019931994: $1.1 million1995: $77.8 million1996: $19.7 million19961997: $5.0 million1998: $855,3221999: $4.4 million19992000: $59.6 million2001: $15.0 million2002: $18.8 million20022003: $5.1 million2004: $12.9 million2005: $37.4 million20052006: $57.8 million2007: $70.5 million2008: $89.2 million20082009: $65.2 million2010: $103.1 million2011: $84.2 million20112012: $116.2 million2013: $158.5 million2014: $208.2 million20142015: $317.1 million2016: $282.7 million2017: $421.2 million20172018: $374.1 million2019: $616.3 million2020: $653.3 million20202021: $525.2 million2022: $439.2 million2023: $660.1 million20232024: $772.5 million2025: $809.0 million2026: $418.2 million2026
Amount by transaction year, 1990 to 2026 (2026 partial). Source: US Department of Education, Section 117 foreign gifts and contracts, release complete through September 30, 2026 (142,535 transactions). Self-reported by institutions and not verified by ED; records money, not conditions.